LARGO — City commissioners unanimously approved the fiscal year 2022 budget on Sept. 7 and along with it will come some big changes.

There won’t be any new pet stores in the city of Largo, and the two currently operating have some new rules to follow.

Dozens of neighbors concerned about traffic and compatibility hope to stall a proposed 231-unit apartment complex along Eighth Avenue Southeast near Central Park.

Anastasija Zolotic’s journey from attending an afterschool Taekwondo class in Largo to becoming a gold medalist in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer reads like the plot of a Disney movie

CARROLLWOOD — There’s a refurbished, repainted classic VW bus motoring its way throughout the Tampa Bay area this month and its occupants are on a mission.

LARGO — After many hours of discussion and more ups and downs than the swings and slides at Largo Central Park, commissioners decided Aug. 17 they won’t ban teens from city playgrounds.

LARGO — The revival of a proposed mixed-use development along the 400 and 500 blocks of West Bay Drive continues to inch forward.

LARGO — For Largo native Matheu “Mat” Nelson, July 11 was a day the baseball catcher won’t forget.

LARGO — Norton “Mac” Craig, the Purple Heart-decorated Army veteran known for keeping cool under pressure during a nine-year stint as Largo city manager, has died.

LARGO — Joan Byrne, the longtime director of the city’s Recreation, Parks and Arts department who was fired from her post July 27, told city commissioners Aug. 3 that she was “blowing the whistle” on a culture of “crony management” that led to her termination.

LARGO — After nearly two years of ongoing discussion, city commissioners are close to adopting an ordinance that would further regulate the commercial sale of dogs and cats within the city limits and prohibit new pet stores from being established.

Longtime city Recreation, Parks and Arts Director Joan Byrne lashed out at city administration in a lengthy email July 27 after her sudden termination. "I speak not in bitterness but in concern. My firing is unusual enough to warrant independent review," she wrote to commissioners.

Former Largo High multisport standout Bobby Roundtree, whose football career at Illinois was cut short by a 2019 swimming accident that left him partially paralyzed, died July 16. He was 23.

LARGO — In Largo Fire Rescue Chaplain Will Murphy’s line of work, just being there ready to listen and talk is his first priority.

The city’s mission to build a new headquarters on the 400 block of West Bay Drive continues to move forward.

LARGO — City Manager Henry Schubert released the fiscal year 2022 budget June 30, and it appears Largo has not only weathered the financial storm caused by the pandemic, but it might be coming out the other side in an even better position.

LARGO — Uncle Joe was pushing 80 but still rocking out with a bar band in Indian Rocks Beach, his hometown.

LARGO — In March, coaches and parents from a local dive team pleaded with city leaders to repair and reopen the 37-year-old dive tower at Southwest Recreation Complex that has been closed for more than a year.

LARGO — One local soccer club’s pitch to take over a Largo pitch proved to be a winner.

LARGO — A bill expected to be signed into law soon requires local wastewater utilities to eliminate “nonbeneficial” surface water discharges by 2032. 

LARGO — Parks and Recreation officials say the presence of some teenagers on playgrounds designed for children is becoming a growing problem. But because the city doesn’t have any rules on the books regarding age requirements, there is little staff or police can do to address complaints by c…

LARGO — Despite traffic and safety concerns expressed by neighbors, city commissioners voted 6-1 on June 1 to allow a proposed 231-unit apartment complex adjacent to Largo Middle School to take the next step.

LARGO — More than three dozen seniors from Richard O. Jacobson Technical High School in Seminole took part in the Seminole magnet school’s first ever graduation ceremony, held in the Largo High School auditorium on Thursday, June 3, 2021.

LARGO — The Largo Police Department is now patrolling the streets on two new all-electric motorcycles.

When retired U.S. Army Lt. Col Linda Moore went to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2006 and 2007, she arrived at the height of insurrection.

LARGO — In the fall of last year, a Miami-area developer proposed building a new affordable housing complex off Seminole Boulevard in Largo.

LARGO — The Largo Police Department last month rolled out a plan to outfit its 157 members with body-worn cameras. However, unless additional funding could be secured, the $2 million-plus program wasn’t slated to launch until 2025 because of budget restrictions.

LARGO — By 2040, nearly 60% of passenger vehicle sales will be electric and 35% of cars in Florida will be electrified, according to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, a nonprofit organization that focuses on the transition to cleaner forms of energy.

LARGO — The city of Largo is feeling blue and it wants its residents to as well. 

LARGO — Mary O’Geary’s life might have turned out a bit differently if her daughter’s Girl Scout troop had not wanted to go on that first camping trip.

LARGO — The game of youth soccer has taken a dramatic turn in the past 20 years. A combination of competitiveness and cash has changed the game for some from a recreational outlet to a lucrative enterprise that includes numerous affiliations and big-time tournaments.

LARGO — The city of Largo on April 20 agreed to settle a federal lawsuit with three area environmental groups that claim the city’s failed sewage treatment and aging collection system have led to water quality problems in Old Tampa Bay and endangered human health and the environment.

LARGO — Neither rain nor humidity nor the threat of impending bad weather has kept car enthusiasts from swarming the parking lot of Mugs N Jugs at 2480 E. Bay Drive in Largo for its new monthly Cars and Coffee event.

The Largo Police Department and its 157 sworn officers is the largest agency in Pinellas County not to outfit its officers with body-worn cameras. Police Chief Jeff Undestad said he’s ready to change that, but it could take several years before it happens.

LARGO — A Pinellas Park developer is targeting a 15.5-acre site within walking distance of Largo Central Park for a new multifamily housing complex.

LARGO — The Largo and Clearwater fire departments are two of the best in the country, according to an agency that measures the firefighting capabilities of communities around the U.S.